Worth Any Price by Lisa KleypasMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The final book in Lisa Kleypas’ Bow Street Runners series, Worth Any Price, focuses on Nick Gentry, the infamous thieftaker and underworld mogul turned Runner. Nick was previously introduced in Lady Sophia's Lover as Sophia’s believed-dead brother. Having survived the prison hulk he was sentenced to at fourteen, Nick has done what he must to create a place for himself in the world. When unscrupulous choices compel him into becoming a Bow Street Runner and complying with the law, Nick aims to and becomes the best on the force. A private assignment to recover a missing young woman leads him to discover Charlotte Howard. Rather than marry the man her parents have promised her to, she’s been in hiding for two years. Rather than return her to her erstwhile betrothed, Nick decides to marry her himself. Now the two must learn to live together and discover what kind of relationship they could have.
As always, Kleypas weaves an interesting and compelling story that is hard to put down. The book is both deeply erotic and starkly emotional. The hero, Nick, has studied all forms of lovemaking with an eminent madam, and is eager to put his lessons to good use - leading to some very steamy bedroom scenes. Nick’s past, however, becomes a major hurdle that both he and Charlotte have to struggle to overcome. It seems as though it is difficult to write a brooding, mysterious main character when he is one of the point-of-view protagonists, but Kleypas manages to illuminate enough of his character while keeping some shrouded in mystery that it works. Overall a great read, and a satisfying ending to the trilogy.
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